Press kit · department 59

Nord.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village	Small cities	8,272	1 / 85	24 / 1747
Erquinghem-Lys	Small cities	5,349	2 / 85	57 / 1747
Coudekerque-Branche	Mid-size cities	20,833	1 / 22	16 / 470
Marcq-en-Barœul	Mid-size cities	39,943	2 / 22	60 / 470
Templeuve-en-Pévèle	Small cities	6,979	3 / 85	244 / 1747
Grande-Synthe	Mid-size cities	20,347	3 / 22	66 / 470
Gorgue	Small cities	5,553	4 / 85	259 / 1747
Loon-Plage	Small cities	5,995	5 / 85	261 / 1747
Cappelle-la-Grande	Small cities	7,865	6 / 85	265 / 1747
Wervicq-Sud	Small cities	5,446	7 / 85	270 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Lille	Large cities	238,695	1 / 1	53 / 53
Condé-sur-l'Escaut	Small cities	9,297	85 / 85	1742 / 1747
Raismes	Small cities	12,140	84 / 85	1729 / 1747
Fresnes-sur-Escaut	Small cities	7,473	83 / 85	1726 / 1747
Quiévrechain	Small cities	6,078	82 / 85	1721 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Sainghin-en-Weppes	Small cities	5,663	1 / 85	46 / 1747
Bassée	Small cities	6,678	2 / 85	53 / 1747
Maubeuge	Mid-size cities	28,879	1 / 22	36 / 470
Feignies	Small cities	6,727	3 / 85	142 / 1747
Fourmies	Small cities	11,528	4 / 85	153 / 1747
Louvroil	Small cities	6,334	5 / 85	167 / 1747
Hautmont	Small cities	14,197	6 / 85	182 / 1747
Pérenchies	Small cities	8,487	7 / 85	245 / 1747
Cambrai	Mid-size cities	31,568	2 / 22	71 / 470
Wallers	Small cities	5,618	8 / 85	279 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Mouvaux	Small cities	13,239	85 / 85	1376 / 1747
Quiévrechain	Small cities	6,078	84 / 85	1365 / 1747
Bondues	Small cities	9,666	83 / 85	1323 / 1747
Wambrechies	Small cities	10,984	82 / 85	1318 / 1747
Vieux-Condé	Small cities	10,455	81 / 85	1316 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Orchies	Small cities	8,390	1 / 85	20 / 1747
Bassée	Small cities	6,678	2 / 85	26 / 1747
Seclin	Small cities	13,011	3 / 85	45 / 1747
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux	Small cities	16,042	4 / 85	69 / 1747
Somain	Small cities	11,902	5 / 85	88 / 1747
Maubeuge	Mid-size cities	28,879	1 / 22	30 / 470
Bailleul	Small cities	14,734	6 / 85	119 / 1747
Valenciennes	Mid-size cities	42,979	2 / 22	36 / 470
Hazebrouck	Mid-size cities	21,785	3 / 22	37 / 470
Chapelle-d'Armentières	Small cities	8,782	7 / 85	157 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Quiévrechain	Small cities	6,078	85 / 85	1647 / 1747
Halluin	Mid-size cities	20,684	22 / 22	428 / 470
Comines	Small cities	12,649	84 / 85	1555 / 1747
Wormhout	Small cities	5,645	83 / 85	1512 / 1747
Wervicq-Sud	Small cities	5,446	82 / 85	1476 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Hazebrouck	Mid-size cities	21,785	1 / 22	51 / 470
Coudekerque-Branche	Mid-size cities	20,833	2 / 22	62 / 470
Wormhout	Small cities	5,645	1 / 85	235 / 1747
Ferrière-la-Grande	Small cities	5,167	2 / 85	278 / 1747
Marcq-en-Barœul	Mid-size cities	39,943	3 / 22	105 / 470
Estaires	Small cities	6,551	3 / 85	401 / 1747
Villeneuve-d'Ascq	Mid-size cities	62,342	4 / 22	108 / 470
Orchies	Small cities	8,390	4 / 85	410 / 1747
Lesquin	Small cities	9,356	5 / 85	429 / 1747
Bailleul	Small cities	14,734	6 / 85	442 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Lesquin	Small cities	9,356	1 / 85	4 / 1747
Wambrechies	Small cities	10,984	2 / 85	90 / 1747
Estaires	Small cities	6,551	3 / 85	215 / 1747
Wervicq-Sud	Small cities	5,446	4 / 85	219 / 1747
Marquette-lez-Lille	Small cities	11,709	5 / 85	274 / 1747
Lille	Large cities	238,695	1 / 1	9 / 53
Marly	Small cities	11,980	6 / 85	355 / 1747
Ostricourt	Small cities	6,014	7 / 85	370 / 1747
Annœullin	Small cities	10,887	8 / 85	372 / 1747
Wormhout	Small cities	5,645	9 / 85	438 / 1747

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Marcq-en-Barœul	Mid-size cities	39,943	1 / 22	149 / 470
Coudekerque-Branche	Mid-size cities	20,833	2 / 22	160 / 470
Gorgue	Small cities	5,553	1 / 85	625 / 1747
Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village	Small cities	8,272	2 / 85	632 / 1747
Dunkerque	Mid-size cities	87,013	3 / 22	181 / 470
Valenciennes	Mid-size cities	42,979	4 / 22	182 / 470
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux	Small cities	16,042	3 / 85	737 / 1747
Lambersart	Mid-size cities	27,105	5 / 22	204 / 470
Hazebrouck	Mid-size cities	21,785	6 / 22	205 / 470
Villeneuve-d'Ascq	Mid-size cities	62,342	7 / 22	206 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Waziers	Small cities	7,312	85 / 85	1702 / 1747
Ostricourt	Small cities	6,014	84 / 85	1692 / 1747
Quiévrechain	Small cities	6,078	83 / 85	1649 / 1747
Caudry	Small cities	14,032	82 / 85	1639 / 1747
Sin-le-Noble	Small cities	15,916	81 / 85	1631 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Feignies	Small cities	6,727	1 / 85	45 / 1747
Grande-Synthe	Mid-size cities	20,347	1 / 22	15 / 470
Bondues	Small cities	9,666	2 / 85	78 / 1747
Denain	Mid-size cities	20,622	2 / 22	23 / 470
Hem	Small cities	18,579	3 / 85	106 / 1747
Marcq-en-Barœul	Mid-size cities	39,943	3 / 22	41 / 470
Trith-Saint-Léger	Small cities	6,062	4 / 85	183 / 1747
Pecquencourt	Small cities	6,160	5 / 85	188 / 1747
Wormhout	Small cities	5,645	6 / 85	189 / 1747
Sin-le-Noble	Small cities	15,916	7 / 85	231 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Sainghin-en-Weppes	Small cities	5,663	85 / 85	1643 / 1747
Fourmies	Small cities	11,528	84 / 85	1617 / 1747
Santes	Small cities	5,656	83 / 85	1592 / 1747
Haubourdin	Small cities	14,922	82 / 85	1574 / 1747
Ferrière-la-Grande	Small cities	5,167	81 / 85	1568 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Wallers	Small cities	5,618	1 / 85	59 / 1747
Raismes	Small cities	12,140	2 / 85	109 / 1747
Dunkerque	Mid-size cities	87,013	1 / 22	43 / 470
Condé-sur-l'Escaut	Small cities	9,297	3 / 85	180 / 1747
Roost-Warendin	Small cities	5,966	4 / 85	191 / 1747
Grande-Synthe	Mid-size cities	20,347	2 / 22	80 / 470
Fourmies	Small cities	11,528	5 / 85	367 / 1747
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux	Small cities	16,042	6 / 85	386 / 1747
Fresnes-sur-Escaut	Small cities	7,473	7 / 85	428 / 1747
Pecquencourt	Small cities	6,160	8 / 85	436 / 1747

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.